Oakland Journal Number 18: Winter 2010
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Item Archives(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cole, Natalie B.Item Contributors(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cole, Natalie B.Oakland Journal Issue 18 contributors listItem Item “The Distrest Poet” An Engraving(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Hogarth, William; Cole, Natalie B.ImageItem Four Poems: The Four Stages of Cruelty ; Schabkunst (“scraped art”) ; The Art of Closure ; It Flows Well(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cardiff, Gladys; Cole, Natalie B.Item Headnote to Strike Blog(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cole, Natalie B.; Cole, Natalie B.Professor Brian A. Connery’s Strike Blog brings to the fore issues about the role of the blogosphere in academia. Which, if any, blogs are appropriate for a university publication that seeks to benefit Oakland University and its various constituencies? The Editorial Board, after careful deliberation, ultimately agreed with Professor Connery’s assessment, that its publication does not seek to “reopen old wounds,” but rather, may begin a more unconstrained and open conversation about the “informational asymmetries” that can arise “between a university and its faculty” (Siow 1998).Item Headnote to The “N” Word Essays(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Pfeiffer, Kathleen; Cole, Natalie B.This past semester, my “African-American Literature” class included an unusually thoughtful and articulate group of students, and led to class discussions that were particularly sensitive and insightful, especially around difficult topics, such as hate speech and racial epithets. As such, I offered the students a paper assignment that invited them to read and respond to Emily Bernard’s essay, inviting them to reflect on their own experience with the “n-word” both in the classroom, and out in the world.Item In Memoriam: Distinguished Professor and Professor Emerita of English, Gertrude White, 1915–2009(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Appleton, Sheldon; Burdick, Dolores; Eberwein, Jane Donahue; McGowan, Robert; Steere, Millie; Wright, Warren Keith; Rosen, Joan; Murphy, Brian; Hampton, Nigel; Hoyle, Jim; McCloskey, Linda; Drummond, James H.; Sandy, Marjorie; Felden, Vikki Appleton; Cole, Natalie B.The Oakland University Community mourned the passing of Gertrude White, Professor Emerita of English, in 2009. The Oakland Journal is grateful to Distinguished Professor Jane Eberwein, Professor Emeritus Brian Murphy, Professor Brian Connery and Associate Professor Jeffrey Insko for their assistance with this collective memorial to Professor White and her remarkable ability to inspire students and colleagues.Item The “N” Word Four Essays(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cherry, Adam; Cook, Chelsey; DePaoli, Liz; Rick, Brian; Cole, Natalie B.Four essays written by students as an assignment in an African-American Literature course, The assignment "invited them to read and respond to Emily Bernard’s essay, inviting them to reflect on their own experience with the “n-word” both in the classroom, and out in the world."Item A Star of David Fell from Heaven(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Gottschalk, Keith; Cole, Natalie B.In 2003 space shuttle Columbia disintegrated, killing all on board. By a fluke of the laws of aerodynamics, the Israeli astronaut’s blue star air force emblem & diary survived intact, and fluttered 60 kms. down to ground. By a fluke of geography, they fell to earth outside a small Texas town called Palestine.Item Statement of Purpose(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cole, Natalie B.Oakland Journal Issue 18 statement of purposeItem Strike Blog(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Connery, Brian; Cole, Natalie B.On September 3, 2009, after my first picketing session in support of the “withholding of services” by members of the OU AAUP as a consequence of the breakdown in contract negotiations with Oakland University, I began the strike diary that follows, posting it in four installments in public notes on Facebook. With most communications limited to what could be contained in a press release, a website announcement, or, in my case, a placard, the blog was prompted largely by my strong desire to communicate to those interested (i.e., FB “friends” who include administrators, staff, faculty, and students, and friends of friends) my own experience and perspective in a forum where I could speak for myself without being represented or misrepresented by anybody else and would not be mistaken as speaking for anyone but myself.Item Table of Contents(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Cole, Natalie B.Oakland Journal Issue 18 table of contentsItem The “Wall in the Mind” and Nostalgia for Separation(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Kubicek, Paul; Cole, Natalie B.Twenty years ago, the Berlin Wall, the iconic symbol of the Cold War, fell. Its disappearance marked the end of the repressive, communist regime of East Germany (hereafter GDR, German Democratic Republic) and offered prospects for a more hopeful future for its former citizens...Two decades later, it is apparent that not all the hopes engendered by the fall of the Wall have been realized.Item When Lying Is the Ethical Thing to Do, And When There Is Too Much of It(Oakland University, 2010-01-01) Folland, Sherman T.; Cole, Natalie B.Mark Twain had little patience for purists who insisted that the slightest lie was an offense to God and would send you straight to Hell. Part I of this column relates the cautionary example of a Twain short story and adds two more examples, all designed to persuade doubters that lying provides important social benefits. Telling a lie often is the ethical thing to do. Part II considers socially unbeneficial lies and how much to tolerate them. Look into this part also for a sampling of the surprising research on the benefits of trust. The moral of the story, I think, is this: some dishonesty is good for us, while some bad dishonesty must be tolerated,but that is much less now that we know the importance of trust. Trust is uncanny.